Model chisel
Description
Middle Kingdom, Dynasty 12, ca. 1981–1802 B.C. Copper, wood, animal hide. l. 8.5 cm (3 3/8 in). From: Tomb of Ankhef (Tomb 9), Asyut (Lykopolis), Middle Egypt, Egypt. Excavation: Khashaba excavations. Credit: Gift of Edward S. Harkness, 1917.
AI image analysis GPT-5.4-nano
Machine-generated from the object's image on Jul 2026. Not curatorial; treat deities, names, and signs below as the model's best reading, not authority.
A small composite tool-like model consisting of a wooden handle attached to a dark metal blade, photographed against a plain background.
The image shows a single object placed horizontally. One end has a light brown wooden handle with a simple cylindrical/block form. The other end is a pointed, leaf-shaped blade that appears dark/oxidized metal. A small red marking is visible near the blade-handle junction (possibly cataloging or conservation labeling), but no readable inscription is apparent. No cartouches, named royal figures, or hieroglyphic text are visible, and no clear animal hide components can be confirmed from this view. No deities are depicted.
Cross-references (4)
- Wikidata-Q Q116248078 tier-1
- Collection-QID Q160236 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
- Inventory-Number 17.9.26 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
- MET-Object 544293 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
About this record's data
- From the source institution — accession, description, dimensions, and dating are as catalogued by Metropolitan Museum of Art — Egyptian Art (Open Access).
- AI-inferred — the image-analysis panel (deities, names, signs) is machine-generated and may be wrong.
- Approximate location — most map points are plotted at the site centroid, not the exact findspot.
- Inferred links — cross-references marked with a match method other than explicit-source-field were matched by us, not stated by the source.